‘What they’re doing is the worst of humanity’: Sundance festival stars back anti-ICE protest
Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’The Sundance film festival, which is currently under way in Park City, Utah, saw a mass protest against the two fatal shootings in...
<p>Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’</p><p>The Sundance film festival, which is currently under way in Park City, Utah, saw a mass protest against the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, along with high-profile interventions from major film industry figures.</p><p>Actor Natasha Lyonne was among those spreading social media posts about the protest, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DT9BT3ngStx/?utm_source=ig_embed">called “Sundancers Melt ICE”</a>, which was called for Sunday afternoon. The organisers asked for a 10-minute “respectful” event at sunset on Park City’s Main Street <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-alex-pretti-shooting-statements">to memorialise Renee Good, who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on 7 January, and Alex Pretti, who was killed on Saturday by an agent of the Department of Homeland Security.</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/26/sundance-stars-back-anti-ice-protest-elijah-wood-renee-good-alex-pretti-natalie-portman">Continue reading...</a>
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